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Blacklisted Dictator
As far as a I can ascertain, The BBC website did not report Libya's election to the UNHRC. If this is the case, you might want to ask "Why did The BBC keep shtumm?
"http://blog.unwatch.org/index.php/2010/05/14/libya-wins-seat-on-un-rights-council-un-watch-reaction-quoted-in-media-worldwide/
Libya Wins Seat on UN Rights Council; UN Watch Reaction Quoted in Media Worldwide
Published by UN Watch - at May 14, 2010
"Despite the determined efforts of UN Watch and its supporters, Libya won a seat on the UN Human Rights Council today in uncontested elections held at the General Assembly in New York, as did other rights abusing countries including Angola, Malaysia, and Qatar. UN Watch headed a global coalition of 37 human rights groups that fought to defeat the Qaddafi regime’s candidacy, with appeals urging the US and the EU to lead an opposition campaign.
In the end, not a single country was willing to speak out against the oil-rich dictatorship. Libya’s 155 votes were far more than the required 97, but also the least received of today’s 14 candidates, all of whom ran unopposed for the 14 available seats. Sadly, today’s election of a brutal regime and long-time sponsor of terrorism will only perpetuate the Human Rights Council’s sorry record of granting impunity to perpetrators, neglecting victims, and targeting Israel with an endless amount of one-sided resolutions and emergency sessions."
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